Here are the power rankings for Week 3. The rankings were 8-6 last week. For the season, we’re 28-18, or tied for 8th in King Kaufman’s Panel Of Experts. We’ll stick with the combined ’05-’06 power rankings for at least another week, since they outperformed the ’06-only rankings last week. For review, here is this week’s beatpath graph.
Read on for the rankings.
| Rank | Team | Notes | Last Week | BeatPower |
1 |
 |
(Beat JAC) The Colts’ win over Jacksonville was slightly more valuable than Denver’s win over New England, so the two teams swap places atop the rankings this week. |
2 |
96.3(25/27 – 0/27) |
2 |
 |
(Beat NE) Denver’s current got a pretty broad foundation of beatpaths holding them high in the rankings. |
1 |
89.6(19/24 – 0/24) |
3 |
 |
(Beat NYG) Much of Seattle’s rise is because Carolina’s win helped them shed their Dallas beatloss, which makes the Giants look better. |
6 |
84.2(13/19 – 0/19) |
4 |
 |
(Lost to IND) Doesn’t damage you a lot to lose to a top-ranked team. |
4 |
85.4(18/24 – 1/24) |
5 |
 |
(Lost to CIN) Pittsburgh loses their beatpath to Cincinnati, but it doesn’t hurt their ranking yet. |
5 |
77.3(14/22 – 2/22) |
6 |
 |
(Lost to DEN) All this talk about Denver having New England’s number sells Denver short. |
3 |
76.1(14/23 – 2/23) |
7 |
 |
(Beat TB) Carolina should bring New Orleans down to earth this week. |
8 |
76.1(12/23 – 0/23) |
8 |
 |
(Beat PIT) Close match coming up with New England, but New England is the pick. |
9 |
76.2(13/21 – 2/21) |
9 |
 |
(Lost to SEA) The Giants rest this week after entering the top ten. |
13 |
66.7(9/18 – 3/18) |
10 |
 |
(Bye) Carolina’s strength makes Dallas’ late-season ’05 win over them look like a fluke. |
7 |
66.7(8/18 – 2/18) |
11 |
 |
(Lost to CHI) Even though Chicago won… |
11 |
61.9(9/21 – 4/21) |
12 |
 |
(Beat MIN) …both teams hold steady in their rankings. |
12 |
64.3(9/21 – 3/21) |
13 |
 |
(Lost to NO) Their loss to New Orleans is seen as a fluke, although this won’t last as we convert to the ’06 only. |
15 |
59.5(8/21 – 4/21) |
14 |
 |
(Bye) Chargers have a lot of downside and not much upside from how they play Baltimore this week. |
16 |
60.0(4/15 – 1/15) |
15 |
 |
(Lost to CAR) Tampa Bay gets a needed break. |
10 |
47.2(2/18 – 3/18) |
16 |
 |
(Beat HOU) No big reward for beating Houston. |
14 |
67.6(7/17 – 1/17) |
17 |
 |
(Beat TEN) No big reward for beating the Titans, either. |
18 |
47.1(2/17 – 3/17) |
18 |
 |
(Bye) How bad is Kansas City? How good is San Francisco? |
17 |
43.8(2/16 – 4/16) |
19 |
 |
(Lost to NYJ) Buffalo has an opportunity to define themselves this week against Minnesota. |
21 |
43.3(1/15 – 3/15) |
20 |
 |
(Beat CLE) Baltimore had a closely matched game with Cleveland last week, barely won… |
19 |
40.0(1/15 – 4/15) |
21 |
 |
(Lost to BAL) …and the two teams swap places in the graph. |
20 |
39.3(1/14 – 4/14) |
22 |
 |
(Lost to GB) Detroit still seems to have a glimmering of potential. |
23 |
39.1(7/23 – 12/23) |
23 |
 |
(Beat BUF) The Jets slightly strengthen their standing with a win. |
24 |
33.3(1/15 – 6/15) |
24 |
 |
(Beat DET) Green Bay gains on Detroit by defeating them. |
26 |
23.5(0/17 – 9/17) |
25 |
 |
(Lost to STL) Arizona rises because their beatpath to Philadelphia re-emerges. |
27 |
28.6(6/21 – 15/21) |
26 |
 |
(Beat SF) Philadelphia doesn’t get much help for beating San Francisco. |
22 |
25.0(4/24 – 16/24) |
27 |
 |
(Bye) Cleveland is favored over Oakland. |
28 |
17.5(0/20 – 13/20) |
28 |
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(Lost to PHI) San Francisco can finally start their climb out of the basement with a win over Kansas City. |
29 |
18.2(3/22 – 17/22) |
29 |
 |
(Beat ARI) I can’t really believe that Detroit is the pick over St. Louis, but it is. |
30 |
11.9(2/21 – 18/21) |
30 |
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(Lost to MIA) Tennessee hosts Dallas, a clear pick for Dallas. |
25 |
16.0(1/25 – 18/25) |
31 |
 |
(Beat ATL) Atlanta had an alternate beatpath to New Orleans – so the Saints still have a lot to make up for. But they do climb a spot. |
32 |
10.0(0/25 – 20/25) |
32 |
 |
(Lost to WAS) Poor Gary Kubiak. |
31 |
1.9(0/26 – 25/26) |
And, here are the power rankings for 2006 only. First the graph:
And the rankings:
| Rank | Team | Notes | Last Week | BeatPower |
1 |
|
(Beat JAC) |
2 |
100.0(10/10 – 0/10) |
2 |
|
(Beat ARI)(A beatloop took away their only loss, and Denver has a high tiebreaker value.) |
20 |
88.9(7/9 – 0/9) |
3 |
|
(Beat MIN) |
10 |
100.0(7/7 – 0/7) |
4 |
|
(Beat NYG) |
1 |
100.0(6/6 – 0/6) |
5 |
|
(Beat ATL) |
14 |
100.0(6/6 – 0/6) |
6 |
|
(Lost to IND) |
5 |
85.7(6/7 – 1/7) |
7 |
|
(Beat PIT) |
8 |
100.0(5/5 – 0/5) |
8 |
|
(Beat NE) |
27 |
85.7(6/7 – 1/7) |
9 |
|
(Lost to CHI) |
9 |
80.0(4/5 – 1/5) |
10 |
|
(Beat CLE) |
13 |
100.0(3/3 – 0/3) |
11 |
|
(Lost to DEN) |
4 |
66.7(4/6 – 2/6) |
12 |
|
(Bye) |
12 |
100.0(2/2 – 0/2) |
13 |
|
(Lost to SEA) |
6 |
60.0(3/5 – 2/5) |
14 |
|
(Lost to NO) |
11 |
66.7(2/3 – 1/3) |
15 |
|
(Bye) |
16 |
50.0(2/4 – 2/4) |
16 |
|
(Beat BUF) |
18 |
50.0(3/6 – 3/6) |
17 |
|
(Lost to STL) |
3 |
33.3(0/3 – 1/3) |
18 |
|
(Lost to CIN) |
15 |
40.0(2/5 – 3/5) |
19 |
|
(Beat SF) |
19 |
40.0(2/5 – 3/5) |
20 |
|
(Beat DET) |
25 |
33.3(1/3 – 2/3) |
21 |
|
(Lost to NYJ) |
17 |
33.3(2/6 – 4/6) |
22 |
|
(Bye) |
26 |
0.0(0/2 – 2/2) |
23 |
|
(Beat TB) |
21 |
20.0(1/5 – 4/5) |
24 |
|
(Lost to BAL) |
23 |
0.0(0/3 – 3/3) |
25 |
|
(Bye) |
32 |
0.0(0/3 – 3/3) |
26 |
|
(Lost to PHI) |
7 |
16.7(0/6 – 4/6) |
27 |
|
(Lost to GB) |
24 |
0.0(0/4 – 4/4) |
28 |
|
(Beat HOU) |
28 |
16.7(1/6 – 5/6) |
29 |
|
(Lost to CAR) |
22 |
0.0(0/6 – 6/6) |
30 |
|
(Beat TEN) |
31 |
10.0(1/10 – 9/10) |
31 |
|
(Lost to WAS) |
30 |
0.0(0/9 – 9/9) |
32 |
|
(Lost to MIA) |
29 |
0.0(0/11 – 11/11) |